Deadly Explosion Rocks Onitsha Market
On November 8, 2022, a tragic explosion rocked a chemical market in Onitsha, Anambra State, leading to the loss of at least four lives and injuries to 12 others. The incident led to massive destruction of goods and properties worth millions of naira which were consumed by fire.
Witnesses reported that the explosion, possibly due to improper handling of flammable materials, ignited a fierce fire that quickly spread to other shops and trapped some traders while others ran for their lives. It was one tragedy that traders in the market, Onitsha and Nigerians would forget in a hurry.
Adolf Hitler Narrowly Evades Death Plot
Also, on this day in 1939, Georg Elser, a German carpenter and anti-Nazi dissident, attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler by planting a bomb in Munich's Bürgerbräukeller beer hall.
The bomb detonated as planned, causing massive destruction and killing eight people, but Hitler had left the hall 13 minutes early, narrowly escaping death. This meticulously planned attack aimed to kill Hitler, Hermann Göring, and Joseph Goebbels, key figures in the Nazi regime.
Elser was later arrested, interrogated, and held in concentration camps until 1945, when he was executed by the Nazis as the war drew to an end.
Other key events on this day
1. The last German troops at Walcheren surrendered - 1944
2. Ex-Nigerian Head of State, Muritala Mohammed, was born - 1938
3. German scientist, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X‑rays - 1895
4. The Republican Party Revolution occurred in the US - 1994
5. US President, Abraham Lincoln won his second term election - 1864
6. Adolf Hitler and other members of the Nazi party attempted to overthrow the current government - 1923
7. Famous poet, John Milton, died - 1674
8. Home Box Office launched - 1972.
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